Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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CASPER – Executives of a bankrupt coal firm in the Powder River Basin received over half a million dollars in bonus payments in the year leading up to the company’s bankruptcy filing, court documents reveal. Lighthouse Resources paid 11 “insiders” within the company and its subsidiaries a total of $3.3 million, including at least $702,500 in bonuses, in the 12 months before filing for bankruptcy. These insiders included a president, chief operating officer, treasurer, general manager, two secretaries and four directors. The company also re...
Site Name Elevation (ft.) Current Snow Depth (in.) Current Snow Water Equivalent (in.) 30-year Median (1981-2010) SWE Last Year SWE Current Percent of 30-year Median SWE Bear Lodge Divide 4680 5.3 0.6 1.5 1.1 40 Blind Park Snotel 6870 11.0 2.9 4.6 5.2 63 Cole Canyon Snotel 5870 11.0 2.0 3.2 3.0 63 Ditch Creek 6880 11.7 1.8 2.2 3.9 82 Little Bear Run 6240 9.7 1.2 2.6 3.0 46 Mallo 6420 15.3 1.3 4.6 5.8 28 Mount Tom 5560 10.3 0.8 2.9 3.8 28 North Rapid Creek Snotel 6250 13.0 3.7 4.3 4.6 86 Reuter Canyon 6280 13.9 2.4 5.4 6.8 44 Upper Spearfish...
Fremont County lawmakers propose adding unborn children to murder statutes RIVERTON (WNE) — An effort to add protections for unborn children to the state’s murder laws has considerable support from Fremont County delegates. If it becomes law, Senate File 96 would attach murder chargeability to a defendant whose attempted or actual murder resulted in the victim’s unborn child dying. The bill got its number on Feb. 8 and has yet to be heard by a committee in the Wyoming Legislature, which reconvenes for session on March 1. Co-sponsors are many,...
Sundance senior to be featured in Rising Star of the West contest...
SHS Girls As the season begins to wind down, the Sundance girls’ basketball team hit the road for round two of conference play against the Tongue River Eagles and Big Horn Rams. Traveling north on Tuesday, the Lady Bulldogs were once again facing the Eagles. Looking to get the same results as the previous week, the Lady Bulldogs opened up the first half with a 14-7 lead. The second half found the Eagles slowly chipping away at the Bulldog lead. But the Bulldogs were able to hold on to gain another conference win over the Eagles, 28-24. S...
Sundance seventh grade lost 38-40 and the eighth grade won 50-5 when the junior high basketball teams played Hulett on Monday....
The Sundance wrestling team participated in the conference meet in Tongue River this past weekend. Due to low numbers, the Bulldog wrestlers combined with the Moorcroft team to fill out a complete team. Leo Lyons was the sole Bulldog with a win for the weekend as he pinned Riley Bass from Tongue River in the first period. The wrestlers will be competing at the regional tournament in Moorcroft on Saturday. Matches start at 10 a.m....
Upton/Sundance Patriot team members Wyatt Gillespie and Brad Krueger have been named as North Team members of the 48th annual Wyoming Shrine Bowl. The North team will be coached by Cody’s Matt McFadden. His assistant coaches include Trent Pikula – Thunder Basin, Jim Talich – Cody, Kirk McLaughlin – Big Horn, Larry Yeradi – Wright and Zeb Hagan – Meteetsee. Mountain View’s Brent Walk was selected as the head coach of the South team. The game is set to take place on Sat., June 12 at Dick Cheney Alumni Field in Casper....
Over 225 students were named to the Gillette College honor rolls for the fall 2020 semester, including Casey Harmon of Sundance who was named to the President’s Honor Roll. For full-time students to earn a place on the President’s Honor Roll, they must maintain full-time enrollment by completing 12 or more college-level credit hours with letter grades of A or S and a semester GPA of 4.0 for all classes. Credits counted in S graded classes may not exceed one credit. Gillette College is a two-year public college located in Gillette, Wyoming, and...
The following students have been named to the dean’s list for academic excellence after the fall 2020 semester at South Dakota State University. To earn dean’s list distinctions in SDSU’s colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Students with an asterisk received a perfect 4.0 GPA. Crook County students on the list are: Jessica Elizabeth Ryan of Aladdin and Shelby Carolyn Garoutte of Sundance. Both are College of Nursing students. Overall, nearly 3,200 students from...
On February 3, the Crook County Special Olympics team competed in their Winter Area Games at Terry Peak. The State Winter Games held in Jackson, Wyoming were cancelled this year but there will be a virtual competition in which athletes’ times will be entered against others from around the state. Medals will be awarded according to the virtual competition. Results from the Winter Area Games are as follows: Sit Ski – Kamby Schuler: Silver, Gold, Silver; Chance Duvall: Gold, Silver, Gold Adv...
On Feb. 4, 2021, MacKenna Olson became the latest addition to the Paper Football Hall of Fame. But it was a close game! There was less than a minute left on the clock, and MacKenna Olson vs. Carter Croell. Carter was in the lead most of the time, but MacKenna pulled ahead and won at the last second. It was the fifth annual “Paper Football Championship of the World.” But unfortunately, due to COVID-19, we were not allowed to bring former champs to referee, except for last year’s champion Tel M...
1 Years Ago Feb. 17, 1921 Gene Bock was down from Warren’s Peak Saturday and reported the snow softening up fast in the mountains. The soft snow made it hard traveling for a team, and it is doubtful if Charlie Sackett ever gets to his fish pond in the Bear Lodge without a boat or an aeroplane. Spring weather has been intermittent for the past month, and last Sunday morning the robins had gathered courage to render their regular spring songs. Legislature News: Two new counties will shortly c...
Wyoming's total lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 have increased by 33 since Sunday and now stand at 45,471. Probable cases have increased by 48 to 8060. Crook County has had a total of 384 confirmed cases and 33 probables. Of those cases, no confirmed and 2 probable cases are currently active. A total of 662 people have now died in Wyoming due to the virus. Crook County has now recorded 11 deaths. A total of 44,331 confirmed and 7818 probable cases have recovered. The greatest county increase in coronavirus cases during this reporting period... Full story
Wyoming's total lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 have increased by 112 since Sunday and now stand at 45,583. Probable cases have increased by 40 to 8100. Crook County has had a total of 384 confirmed cases and 33 probables. Of those cases, no confirmed and 2 probable cases are currently active. A total of 662 people have now died in Wyoming due to the virus. Crook County has now recorded 11 deaths. A total of 44,398 confirmed and 7861 probable cases have recovered. The most notable increases in confirmed coronavirus cases were in Carbon County,... Full story
Wyoming's total lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 have increased by 70 since Sunday and now stand at 45,653. Probable cases have increased by 42 to 8142. Crook County has had a total of 385 confirmed cases and 32 probables after one new confirmed was added and one probable was removed today. Of those cases, no confirmed and 2 probable cases are currently active. A total of 662 people have now died in Wyoming due to the virus. Crook County has now recorded 11 deaths. A total of 44,508 confirmed and 7923 probable cases have recovered. The greatest... Full story
Wyoming's total lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 have increased by 93 since Sunday and now stand at 45,746. Probable cases have increased by 12 to 8154. Crook County has had a total of 385 confirmed cases and 32 probables. Of those cases, no confirmed and 2 probable cases are currently active. A total of 662 people have now died in Wyoming due to the virus. Crook County has now recorded 11 deaths. A total of 44,619 confirmed and 7948 probable cases have recovered. The greatest increase in confirmed coronavirus cases during this reporting period... Full story
